Name: United Producers Inc (Fayetteville, TN) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this market last week, feeder classes including steers/heifers/bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeders weighing 400 to 600lbs were significantly higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.01/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$225.01

150 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	520	227.50	1,183	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	226.80	1,269	136
Medium and Large 2-3	599	202.29	1,212	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about −$29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale150 hd

225.01

—

TN average12 barns · 2,458 hd

222.76

+2.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,705	120.33	2,052	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	108.30	1,592	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	102.69	1,318	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	94.01	1,047	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,125	135.92	1,529	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,085	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,799	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$1,482	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc - Fayetteville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	212.83/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	271.92/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	242.90/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	200.86/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	625	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	948	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	249.10/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.21/cwt	240.00–260.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	251.41/cwt	245.00–257.50	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	298.77/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	254.73/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	258.58/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	755	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	202.56/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	212.44/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,258	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	223.01/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	256.93/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	715	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	273.78/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	243.09/cwt	227.50–275.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	266.78/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	239.80/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	584	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	667	201.35/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	259.01/cwt	230.00–285.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	233.88/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,478	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	299.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	299.00/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,319	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	167.90/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	302.95/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,288	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,125	135.92/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,529	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	95.31/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,211	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	111.53/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	103.82/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,340	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	95.58/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,066	7
Bulls	—	—	1,751	130.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,282	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	107.57/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,557	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	110.35/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,831	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	1,085.38/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,205	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,400.89/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,401	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,874.03/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,723.13/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	235.41/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	276.46/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	237.84/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	231.96/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	198.99/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,480	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,397	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	312.09/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	215.23/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	269.93/cwt	267.00–272.50	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	240.22/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,141	19
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	163.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	265.66/cwt	252.50–275.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	238.91/cwt	230.00–247.50	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	213.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,324	10

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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